Cuddle time with the boy

This is one loved boy. Daddy and big sister are making it very hard on mom. They are spoiling him to the point that he never wants to be put down. Of course, I love to hold him too, it's just that with the daycare, it is not possible to do all day. Oh well, there will be a point that he won't want to love on us, so I guess we better take advantage of it while we can!



Here we caught James sucking his thumb. We ended up giving him a pacifier at the hospital when he was being treated for the jaundice, so the thumb is not as important to him anymore. :)



Part of the treatment for the jaundice was to supplement formula for 24 hours. Madison took advantage of this time to feed her little brother.

James under the Phototherapy

It's been awhile since I posted and I finally got around to getting some pictures downloaded. I am posting some of the pictures we took of James while he was being treated at St. John's Children's Hospital for jaundice. I think one of the worst parts of watching him there was the mask he had to wear. By the time we got around to taking these pictures he had already pulled the IV out of his head so lucky for you you don't have to see that unpleasant site.

Sweet Baby James & His Sisters

Sleeping in his sister's arms.
Norah just can't give James enough kisses.
Mommy Madison. She is such a big helper.
The girls love their baby brother.

Norah's 3rd Birthday

Norah turned 3 on April 13, 2008. Sorry I am a little delayed in getting pictures posted, but better late than never, right?!?

Here is our little "Cinderella"


My good friend Susan Fields made two cakes. We had Cinderella's castle and yes, the doll is really a cake!

Update on James

Well, we are finally out of the hospital. We actually got home on Saturday. James spent to days under the phototherapy lights to bring his jaundice levels down. On Thursday afternoon his Bellirubin counts were at 27. The doctor told us they get concerned with any levels over 20. As of Friday morning, they were down to 14. This drop was good, but the doctor wanted him under the lights for one more day to bring down the levels even more before they sent us home. By Saturday morning, we got the count down to 10. Yeah! So, we were able to come home and relax (as much as possible with a newborn in the house). Darren will be taking James back to the dr. tomorrow to have his counts checked. Hopefully, they will have stayed the same or better yet dropped more.

While at the hospital, my little guy proved to be very tough! When we first got there, they had to put an IV in. Because he is so little, they had trouble finding a vein. They ended up sticking him 10 times! I'm not even kidding. They stuck him twice in each leg, twice in each arm, and twice in the head. I was so upset. But, my little guy didn't even cry. (Did you know they give babies sugar water on a pacifier when they do this. They told us it acts as a natural morphine. It worked wonders.) Anyway, back to the IV story. After they finally got the IV in his head he was able to get the fluids he needed to help flush out the Bellirubin. But, little James did not want the IV and at 3:00 in the morning, he reached up with his little arm and pulled it right out. What a stinker!!! He also kept taking off his eye mask that was protecting his eyes from the light. Needless to say, I was worried to death all night and therefore did not sleep. I stood over his bed most of the night trying to comfort him. It as so hard to not pick him up and hold him all night but I couldn't take him out of the lights except to nurse him. :(

Enough of my rambling.... Please keep him in your prayers and pray that his counts go down quickly.

James Patrick Stewart

Well, I haven't had a chance to post the information about our little boy. James Patrick Stewart was born on April 23, 2008 at 10:13 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs 8 1/2 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. Everything went perfect and our little boy is precious.

Now, for a current update. We took James to the pediatrician today for his 1 week check up. She noticed he was more yellow than he was at the hospital and ordered blood work done to check to see if he has jaundice. Well, about 2 hours later we got the call to take him to the hospital. They needed to admit him to put him under the lights. So, that is where I sit as I type this. Hopefully, I will know in the next hour if his levels have gone down. The way it sounds, we will be out of here tomorrow, but it can also take a few days. Please keep us in your prayers. As we are not the most urgent patient on the floor tonight, it is still scary having your baby in the hospital. :-( Also as you are praying for our family, please say a prayer for all the children (and parents) that are in the hospital.

We will keep you update...

Loving my boy!

Tracy